"spotted hyena" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spotted hyenas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spotted hyena (plural spotted hyenas)
  1. Any of species Crocuta crocuta of the largest of hyenas. Categories (lifeform): Hyaenids Synonyms: laughing hyena Related terms: striped hyena Translations (Crocuta crocuta): yangula [masculine] (Afar), hiena tacada [feminine] (Catalan), 斑鬣狗 (bānliègǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), gevlekte hyena [feminine] (Dutch), täplähyeena (Finnish), hyène tachetée [feminine] (French), hiti (Kikuyu), hiena-malhada [feminine] (Portuguese), пятни́стая гие́на (pjatnístaja gijéna) [feminine] (Russian), kingugwa (Swahili), fläckig hyena (Swedish)

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      "sense": "Crocuta crocuta",
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      "sense": "Crocuta crocuta",
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